1990Final results
1990 election for Wisconsin Governor
Governor · Wisconsin
Tommy G. Thompson (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas Loftus (D) by 16.4 points.
Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican · winner
58.2%802,321
Thomas LoftusDemocrat
41.8%576,280
1,378,601 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET